al-qaeda is not on the run, they're all over iraq, pouring into syria, taken over northern mali, balls of the weak and feckless leadership this have president, al-qaeda is not only on the run or decimat decimated. they're far, far stronger than four years ago. >> brian: is senator mccain on the money? >> saying that they're stronger than they were four years ago is tough. they morph, that's what they do. they're adaptable. and this administration has been successful in taking out a lot of leadership and secondary as well and yet, al-qaeda has always demonstrated an ability to bring up new people. sometimes not as qualified as some that have been whacked, but reorganize in different euros and by the time we finished tora bora, they could care less, they were elsewhere, and in a way, he's right. part of the assessment you go back ap forth. the binge with benghazi this isn't just one issue, why the public is sometimes getting confused. there are several parts to this. the administration, the state department which has responsibility for security overseas and security and personnel, they h